Meaning

3 senses

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive)To deceive someone.

    aufs Kreuz legen, verschaukeln, für dumm verkaufen

    раскрути́тьraskrutítʹ, объеба́тьobʺjebátʹ

  2. (euphemistic, idiomatic, informal, transitive)To drive (a person) to a remote location in order to murder them.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, for, a, ride.

Examples

46 sentences

  1. I was taken for a ride.

    ruМеня обманули. — marafon

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  2. I took Tom for a ride.

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  3. I think I was taken for a ride.

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  4. I feel I was taken for a ride.

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  5. I think that I was taken for a ride.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
to deceive someone:
Deutsch
to deceive someone:

Forms

takes for a ride, taking for a ride, took for a ride, taken for a ride
Base formtake for a ride · to take for a ride
3rd person singulartakes for a ride
Present participletaking for a ride
Past simpletook for a ride
Past participletaken for a ride

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake for a ride
he, she, ittakes for a ride

Past simpleLesson

all personstook for a ride

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken for a ride
he, she, ithas taken for a ride

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take for a ride

Synonyms

1 synonyms
take for a drive

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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